Country
code
Gotland
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R off Visby
Date & Time:
May 27, 1987
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70501
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G144-12
YOM:
1973
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Parked at Saldus Airport, Latvia, the single engine aircraft was stolen by a Soviet pilot who wanted to fly to Sweden. He was able to leave the Soviet Airspace and while approaching Gotland Island, he ditched the aircraft few dozen meters offshore. He was able to swim to the shore, was rescued and requested political asylum. The aircraft was recovered and later transferred to the Gotland Förvarsmuseum.
Crash of a Douglas TP-79 off Gotska Sandön Island: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 13, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
79001
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stockholm - Stockholm
MSN:
9001
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in signals intelligence-gathering operations for the Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment. The airplane was carrying a crew of three and five employees of the signals intelligence (SIGINT) on behalf of the National Defense Radio Establishment. En route, the TP-79 was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15 fighter and crashed into the Baltic Sea off the Gotska Sandön Island. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. In 1956, during an official meeting between the Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander and the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, it was confirmed by the Soviet Authorities that the aircraft has been shot down by a Soviet fighter. The wreckage was found 18 June 2003, recovered and transferred to the Swedish Air Force Museum.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
Crash of a Junkers JU.86K in Lärbro: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 30, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
166
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0166
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Lärbro, killing all six occupants.
Crew:
Sgt Bertil Vilhelm Sjöblom,
Fur Erik Gunnar Charles Jönsson,
Fur Bertil Gunnar Ewenberg,
Fur Bernhard Erik Sigurd Siegfrids,
Asp Johan Magnus Andersson,
Asp Karl Lennart Serge Johansson.
Crew:
Sgt Bertil Vilhelm Sjöblom,
Fur Erik Gunnar Charles Jönsson,
Fur Bertil Gunnar Ewenberg,
Fur Bernhard Erik Sigurd Siegfrids,
Asp Johan Magnus Andersson,
Asp Karl Lennart Serge Johansson.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-1 in När
Date & Time:
Apr 21, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
B3+CM
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Aalborg - Aalborg
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by anti aircraft fire. The pilot made an emergency belly landing in När. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Lt Alfred Kiefer, pilot,
Uffz Richard Marbordt, observer,
Obfr Johann Hommer, radio operator,
Obfr Guntram Engert, air gunner.
Crew:
Lt Alfred Kiefer, pilot,
Uffz Richard Marbordt, observer,
Obfr Johann Hommer, radio operator,
Obfr Guntram Engert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
